What's next for Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere?

Iris Mittenaere bursts with joy that she has returned to the Phiippines a year after she was crowned Miss Universe 2016: "I feel so happy to be here! [Filipinos] are so welcoming and they were supporting me since the beginning! So emotional to be here where everything started."

Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere was full of emotions about her return to the country that gave her the international crown last year, January 30.

The French beauty queen exclaimed, “I feel so happy to be here!

“It’s because of this country, because of the Philippines, that I’m Miss Universe!

“[Filipinos] are so welcoming and they were supporting me since the beginning!

“They still call me Miss France!

“So emotional to be here where everything started.”

Iris, together with Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Canada Lauren Howe, Miss Malaysia Samantha Katie James, and Miss USA Kara Mccullough, arrived in the country on the invitation of the Department of Tourism.

Iris Mittenaere bursts with joy that she has returned to the Phiippines a year after she was crowned Miss Universe 2016: "I feel so happy to be here! [Filipinos] are so welcoming and they were supporting me since the beginning! So emotional to be here where everything started."

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